title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa necrotizing infection of the abdominal flap in a post-bariatric patient undergoing body contouring surgery.
abstract: Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections may involve any organ or body district and may give serious clinical sequelae. We report the case of an infection of the abdominoplasty flap that compromised wound closure and jeopardized the aesthetic outcome. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such case reported in the literature for this group of patients. We have presented this case in order to alert plastic and general surgeons who may encounter this complication in future, such that they may be aware of the need to adopt an aggressive approach to manage these patients. This consisted of the accurate monitoring of the patient's clinical condition, prescribing appropriate antibiotics, and performing serial debridement of necrotic tissue.
authors.affiliation: araco@libero.it
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Araco
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Araco
authors.forename: Parveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Overton
authors.forename: Gianpiero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gravante
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*